Little Turtle

"Bai Yue, hurry up and release the Adamantine Sealing Chains! Anko is half dead already!" Kurenai Yuhi said with a smile, clearly delighted by the spectacle.

"No rush, no rush!" Bai Yue gave a wicked grin, then turned and went back into the room to fetch a pen.

This little brat! She had caused him trouble again and again. He had wanted to teach her a lesson for a long time!

She had casually forced him to drink, causing him to be attacked while unconscious. Luckily, the attacker had been from Kabin and had only meant to give the Hyuga Clan a warning.

Mm! That was right! It really was fortunate that the attacker had been from Kabin! Because Kabin—and indeed all of Konoha's upper ranks—regarded the Hyuga Clan, such an excellent tool, with nothing but goodwill!

After all, who would hold hostility toward their own tool?!

Then Lord Bai Yue, magnanimous enough not to hold a grudge against a petty person, had sealed the Curse Mark of Heaven that tormented this little brat. Although he had charged a small handling fee, he really had helped her.

Yet this little brat had repaid kindness with enmity and come to cause him trouble!

If he did not teach her a lesson, he would practically look like a saint!

"Sister Anko, I'm really good at drawing, so~ can I draw a little turtle on your face?!" Konoha's number one innocent boy had arrived!

"..." Kurenai Yuhi covered her face!

But she could not hide the upward curve of her lips!

Why stop such an entertaining scene? After all, the target was Red Egg, Anko Mitarashi!

Anko Mitarashi, who had caused her plenty of trouble!

"..." Might Guy, still tangled in thought, continued contemplating. He paid no attention to Bai Yue's little prank.

Since neither of them intended to stop it, the guards concealed nearby to protect them were even less likely to interfere.

"Mmghhh..." Anko struggled desperately, but even the Nine-Tails could not withstand the Adamantine Sealing Chains. How could a weakling like Anko possibly break free?!

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as agreement~" With an innocent smile and a sinful pen, he outlined an adorable little turtle on Anko's face!

As the final stroke formed its cute curly tail, it seemed to drain away the last trace of Anko's soul.

"Hehe..." Kurenai Yuhi could not hold back her laughter. The little turtle itself was not particularly funny; what was funny was Anko's expression, as though her soul had been sucked out.

Like she had been completely played with!

"Oh, right~ Sister Anko, this ink is specially used for writing curse formulas. I also added Chakra to it. Mm~ the effect is simple: it'll project an adorable little turtle above your head!" He remained perfectly innocent. "And~ the little turtle glows too~"

Startled awake from near death!

The flames of rage burned in Anko's eyes! Unfortunately~ weak was weak!

"It'll last for three days~ This Tracking Curse is actually pretty easy to break. You can find someone to help remove it."

"Goodbye!" With that, Bai Yue ran off without even looking back.

Before long, the Adamantine Sealing Chains automatically dissipated after losing their Chakra supply.

"Bai Yue, you bastard! I'll kill you!" Freed from the suppression of the Adamantine Sealing Chains, Anko immediately exploded!

And it was not only Anko who had been freed from restraint—the adorable little turtle was no longer being suppressed either.

In an instant~ an adorable little turtle appeared above Anko's head, swimming about in a confined space.

"AAAAAAAH!" Anko was about to lose her mind from rage!

At this moment, compared to Orochimaru, Anko wanted to kill Bai Yue even more!

"Pfft..." Kurenai Yuhi could not hold it in and nearly burst out laughing.

"Hm?!" Anko's murderous gaze immediately shifted toward Kurenai Yuhi!

"Anko~ is this your new Summoned Beast?" Might Guy, whose connection had finally returned, looked in surprise at the little turtle above Anko's head. "Summoning Technique!"

As though he had encountered a fellow enthusiast and wanted to exchange notes, Might Guy directly summoned his own little turtle.

"Look! This is my Summoned Beast. Your turtle isn't as pretty as mine!"

"Go die!" With nowhere to vent her fury, Anko kicked Might Guy squarely in the face!

Poor Might Guy flipped several times before finally crashing into a large tree.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Anko left immediately, not forgetting to cover her face with a piece of cloth as she departed!

As for why Anko did not go after Bai Yue?

She was straightforward, not stupid!

On Hyuga Clan territory, let alone hunting down Bai Yue, even finding him would be difficult!

"What happened?!" Might Guy looked utterly bewildered, a shoeprint on his face and blood streaming from his nostrils!

What had he missed?!

"Thank you for your hard work!" After stepping forward to pat Might Guy on the shoulder, Kurenai Yuhi left with a bright smile.

"???" Still bewildered, Might Guy wiped away his nosebleed, then looked at the even more bewildered turtle Summoned Beast.

The turtle rolled its eyes, transformed into a puff of white smoke, and returned after undoing the Summoning Technique!

"I don't get it..." Rubbing the back of his head, Might Guy chose to leave as well.

"But! Even someone as strong as Bai Yue hasn't given up Taijutsu training! That proves his recognition of Taijutsu!" Bai Yue had no idea what was going on in Might Guy's mind.

He had clearly been rather depressed before, yet after reconnecting, he had become fired up again!

A hot-blooded idiot truly was extraordinary!

"Ohhh! This is youth! Today, I'll add three thousand squats to my training!"

"..." Having watched the entire process, Hyuga Bun wiped away a cold sweat!

As expected of the Young Master—his judgment was truly sharp! This Watermelon Head Thick Eyebrows was indeed a terrifying guy!

And! The Young Master's Sealing Jutsu was actually so powerful!

Even as Bai Yue's guard, this was the first time Hyuga Bun had seen Bai Yue use the Adamantine Sealing Chains!

But he could not be blamed for that~

Since Bai Yue had learned and improved the Adamantine Sealing Chains, including this time, he had only used it three times!

Once was when he went to Kushina's place to turn in his assignment.

Once was when he had a minor conflict with Kiba Inuzuka the day before Minato Namikaze's Wedding.

The final time was today.

There was no need to mention Kushina's place. As a Sealing Jutsu Master, Kushina's home was not somewhere that could be observed with the Byakugan alone.

The second time, Hyuga Bun had been dragged away by Hyuga Goruryu for training! He had not been nearby at all.

And now~ he understood Bai Yue's strength. A question surfaced in Hyuga Bun's heart. "Can Senior Goruryu beat the Young Master?"

Elsewhere~

With his Byakugan activated, Bai Yue watched Anko and the others leave one after another before sitting down in peace.

He began reviewing his battle with Might Guy.

That storm-like chain of attacks that gave the enemy no chance to catch their breath, as well as the keen insight to spot an enemy's weakness after falling into a disadvantage!

So what should I do? How should I do it?

The transitions between moves, the use of the battlefield!

Those were all my weaknesses! I really needed to work hard to overcome them!

If I only had immense strength without exceptional Combat Awareness, I would end up like Kaguya Otsutsuki!

Sealed away for a thousand years by her own two sons, then finally breaking free—only to be sealed again by the Chakra reincarnations of her two grandsons!

That was more than tragic! It was downright miserable!

Overwhelming strength also needed exceptional Combat Awareness to match!

I've decided! After learning the Flying Thunder God, I'll go properly adapt to combat!